Hello,
I'm pretty new to collecting so I'm not quite sure what some of the markings may be. I'm also a little confused by the lack of an acceptance mark.
I was told by the seller that the round was picked up by a soldier during the second battle of Ypres and brought back to Canada, to explain the unfired condition. Checking the filled date that's impossible, but I had forgotten my history at the time.
The shell itself has no markings at all. The fuze and primer holes are filled with transport plugs. The x in the 4:30 position, the R in the 6:00 and the B.A. in the 9:00 I am unsure about. There are also a variety of stamped letters on the underside of the shell visible through the primer hole but I believe these are probably specific workers' marks.
The fuze hole seems differently shaped than I've seen as there is no ridge to fit into a fuze and after trying a no 80 fuze I believe my shell is too small for it as my shell seems to much narrower. There are two markings inside the fuze hole of the shell as well.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
James
I'm pretty new to collecting so I'm not quite sure what some of the markings may be. I'm also a little confused by the lack of an acceptance mark.
I was told by the seller that the round was picked up by a soldier during the second battle of Ypres and brought back to Canada, to explain the unfired condition. Checking the filled date that's impossible, but I had forgotten my history at the time.
The shell itself has no markings at all. The fuze and primer holes are filled with transport plugs. The x in the 4:30 position, the R in the 6:00 and the B.A. in the 9:00 I am unsure about. There are also a variety of stamped letters on the underside of the shell visible through the primer hole but I believe these are probably specific workers' marks.
The fuze hole seems differently shaped than I've seen as there is no ridge to fit into a fuze and after trying a no 80 fuze I believe my shell is too small for it as my shell seems to much narrower. There are two markings inside the fuze hole of the shell as well.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
James